Iconic Makoko Floating School In Lagos Collapses After Heavy Rainfall. Photos

The popular three-storey floating school in Makoko area of Lagos has collapsed. The collapse, it was gathered, came after hours of heavy rainfall that hit various parts of Lagos, including Makoko, a lagoon community, whose inhabitants live on water in floating shanties.


The floating school, it will be recalled, was meant to house over 100 school children with their teachers, but was declared an illegal structure by the state government in 2013.

It was jointly built by the residents of Makoko/Iwaya Waterfront community in Yaba Council Area, United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and a private firm -NLE works, Nigeria.